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B.C. politician, nabs intruder on his property, unhappy police let him go.

Maple Ridge RCMP will not pursue charges after councillor suprises intruder in home renovation
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Maple Ridge city Councillor Ahmed Yousef was holding this intruder down when he took his photo. (Ahmed Yousef/Special to the News)

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Now he wants to ensure the culprit faces justice, but police say they are not considering charges.

Yousef香蕉视频直播檚 home is undergoing extensive renovations, but he has secured the site with a high metal fence.

Still, he noticed earlier this month that someone had gone into his garden shed and stolen a hedge trimmer, as well as its batteries and charger. He put a new padlock and bolt on the shed door.

Later, he noticed the newly installed lock had been broken, leaving the shed insecure. He searched and found nothing obviously missing, but suspected the culprit might be planning to return later to make a bigger haul.

At about noon on Nov. 8, Yousef was downstairs in the home when he heard footsteps. Someone was moving around on the main floor of his house. He surprised the intruder at his back door.

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He said the perpetrator had a pair of bolt cutters, but did not appear to have a weapon. The perp was the larger man, but Yousef had self-defence training, and kept him on the ground.

He called the police to report a citizen香蕉视频直播檚 arrest.

Yousef took photos of the culprit香蕉视频直播檚 face, and of his BC Services Card - revealing a 30-year-old Maple Ridge resident. The intruder had three duffle bags 香蕉视频直播 one he was carrying, one he left in the house, and one near his bike, outside the fence. Yousef did not get a chance to look into them before police arrived.

The arresting officer was pleased to find the culprit still there, and told the city councillor that in most cases of citizen香蕉视频直播檚 arrest, the perpetrators have left the scene by the time police arrive.

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Yousef said he heard the officer place the man under arrest for breaking and entering.

However, the episode did not end to the satisfaction of the councillor, because the officer released the man from the scene.

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Now he hopes there will be charges, and plans to press the issue.

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The entire situation could have been much worse, if one of his more vulnerable family members had been at the house, he asserts.

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Not charging the intruder would send the wrong message, Yousef said.

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Informed about the police statement, Yousef called it disappointing, but said he plans to urge police to charge the man he apprehended.

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Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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